AAP confident of winning, BJP dismisses Kejriwal threat

Updated: Monday, March 17, 2014, 14:23 [IST]

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New Delhi, Mar 17: The BJP on Monday dismissed AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal as no threat to its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi but the Aam Aadmi Party said it was ready for a showdown in Varanasi.

"Kejriwal has proved that he is an anarchist. His 49-day rule (in Delhi) was a complete disaster and he has lost credibility," Khurana said. Let alone Uttar Pradesh, they will not be able to win a single seat even in Delhi," he added.

The BJP's comments came a day after Kejriwal announced in Bangalore that his party wanted him to take on Modi in Varanasi but that he would take a final decision in the Hindu holy city March 23.

BJP: Let alone Uttar Pradesh, they will not be able to win Delhi

A senior AAP leader told IANS that although Kejriwal's decision would be known only a week from now, the party was all for a Kejriwal-Modi fight -- much like the way Kejriwal took on Sheila Dikshit in Delhi.

"After Delhi, it is Uttar Pradesh and Haryana where our party has a strong base," the aide said. The morale of party workers is high. And why not, we are going for the kill," he added.

Addressing an election rally in Bangalore on Sunday, Kejriwal rubbished Modi's claims of putting Gujarat on a strong economic footing and crushing corruption in the state.

He accused Modi, still the Gujarat chief minister, of promoting "crony capitalism".